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    European Parliament Strasbourg
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    Debriefing of the March 2025 Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities during the plenary session included the conclusions of the special European Council meeting on support for Ukraine, the new return proposal on migration, the Clean Industrial Deal, the need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria and the situation in Gaza.
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    Beech Forst in Brandenburg/Germany
    Press release |

    We need more science and less fairy tales

    The European Commission has just (Friday 7 March) proposed lowering the protection status of the wolf in the Habitats Directive.
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    Press release |

    Clean Industrial Deal first step into a joint industrial future for Europe

    Today, the European Commission presented its Clean Industrial Deal and an Action Plan for Affordable Energy. The Clean Industrial Deal is the European Commission's strategy to make European industries climate-neutral and competitive. The action plan aims to reduce electricity and energy prices for industry and consumers. We must ensure th…
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    ©Alex Urezkov
    Steel
    Policy Paper |

    The EU Clean Industrial Deal

    We firmly believe in a forward-looking industrial policy using every tool possible to develop new industries while accompanying the transformation of existing industrial sectors in Europe towards a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and socially just circular economy.
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA MEPs welcome Baltic States to the European grid

    From 8 to 9 February, the Baltic States Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will complete their long-awaited disconnection from the Russian power system and integrate into the Continental European grid. This marks a historic milestone for Europe and the Baltic States, who have prepared for 15 years to ensure a successful accession and a stable…
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    European Union
    Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Plenary Flash: 10-13 February

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, Commission Work Programme 2025, the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, the protests in Serbia and many more.
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    Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Plenary Flash: 20-23 January

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the Digital Services Act (DSA), the need for climate action to fight global warming, the fake elections in Belarus, the ceasefire in Gaza and many more.
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    Press release |

    EPP attack on Deforestation Regulation thwarted

    Members of the European Parliament finally voted on the one year delay of the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which the Commission proposed at the beginning of October. The EPP’s attempts to undermine this vital legislation failed decisively, proving that there is no place for short-sighted politics when it comes to safeguarding our pla…
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    © European Union 2017 - Source : EP
    Picture of the European Parliament - Strasbourg
    News |

    Debriefing of the November 2024 Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities during the plenary session included the vote on the new European Commission, support for Ukraine, manipulated elections in Georgia and the climate finance deal at COP29.
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    © Thomas Mounsey
    Global Warming Metaphor Thomas Mounsey
    Press release |

    $300bn climate finance deal clinched in last ditch efforts to support global south

    After marathon negotiations, an agreement was reached at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku on developed countries’ financial contribution to climate action in developing countries. The agreement establishes a goal of 300 billion Dollars a year from a variety of both public and private sources by 2035, and sets the aspirati…
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